School completion, annual growth rate in United States
United States: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.01 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in United States, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion, annual growth rate in United States is 0.01 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 0.0912 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.01 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places United States 145th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0509 % change on previous year | 0.0305 % change on previous year | 0.0714 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0719 % change on previous year | 0.0607 % change on previous year | 0.0912 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0443 % change on previous year | 0.0301 % change on previous year | 0.0605 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 % change on previous year | 0.02 % change on previous year | 0.0401 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 % change on previous year | 0.01 % change on previous year | 0.02 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 143 Denmark 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Austria 0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Armenia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Czechia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 United Kingdom 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Netherlands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Slovak Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in United States?
- School completion, annual growth rate in United States was 0.01 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0912 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does United States rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 145th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.